V70 200k miles

[sheepdip]

Although I have owned plenty of cars that have passed the 100k miles this is the first to pass 200k.
It was purchased in mid 2014 from a salvage auction. It was advertised as rear damage on a Cat D and as it was close to me I had a chance to view before the auction. The car looked OK and I could not see anything else wrong with it so took a punt! The car was already at 111k miles but still ended up paying more than I wanted as ended up bidding against just one other interested party. When I went to sort the payment and delivery the girl said there is a spare key if you want to have another look before we sort delivery! Spare key very unusual as normally only one key with a write off! Anyway tried to start it and it fired up straight away and everything appeared to work - bonus. Looked in glove box there was the full Volvo service history including recent cam belt - double bonus!
Car was delivered home and 20 mins later after a slight push on the back panel via the spare wheel well with my porta power the tail gate now shuts fully. Repairs complete! I have left the slight kink in the back panel as you can see.
Next thing was to fit a tow bar and it has now towed our cars across the UK and Europe without any major problems.
It has need rear shocks and springs, the usual tyres and brakes but not much else. Except for a new clutch flywheel and cam belt water pump etc. This was all fitted at the start of the first lock down. Not my idea, I was just going to run it until either the clutch gave up or the cam belt snapped as both big expensive jobs. But 2 of my mates had just bought back their old V70 and as it need all the above doing said that we would do both cars together. It still cost over £800 in main dealer parts!
I just hope it goes on for ever as I have now become very attached to it and hate to think what would replace it.

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[ingenieur]

I think I'd quite like one of these as a wife and kids car. Anything to watch out for? There seem to be loads available.

[sheepdip]

I would say stay away from autos and DPF versions if you are doing short runs. But must admit this is my first Volvo so no great expert.

[Carlososos]

I thought the cambelts on these were some of the easiest to do. Around 1 hours labour £100 for parts?

Nice bus. Love a Volvo. How’s the interior held up?

[confused_buyer]

Book time is 1.2 hours but can be done in about 45 mins with experience.

[sheepdip]

Actually thinking back it was not too hard to do the cam belt but used Volvo parts and changed everything associated with it. After all I had spent big bucks on the clutch and flywheel at the same time. The clutch is the big job as the front subframe needs to be dropped away from the engine if I remember correctly. Pretty sure its about £1200 job at a garage although I could well be corrected.

[sheepdip]

Carlososos said:

I thought the cambelts on these were some of the easiest to do. Around 1 hours labour £100 for parts?

Nice bus. Love a Volvo. How’s the interior held up?

Should have taken a picture or two of the interior as it still looks good even in beige which I know its not to everyone's taste but when buying from the scrap yard you cannot be too fussy. I actually like it better than the normal black leather.

[robertfleckney]

ingenieur said:

I think I'd quite like one of these as a wife and kids car. Anything to watch out for? There seem to be loads available.

I drive 2005 D5 V70, and would really recommend them. Comfy, economical, spacious and classy.

Mine’s a manual, so can’t comment on the auto boxes but as mine is a DPF I can confirm that they don’t really give masses of trouble, at least in my case anyway.

It does re-generate every couple of weeks, and although I don’t have a big commute ( 20 mins each way), I keep an eye on the fuel economy as it drops when it’s regenerating. I always make sure I take a longer route home until it’s complete. Never had any issues with the DPF. Mines on 182k and still going strong (original clutch, turbo etc). For me, the only issues now are that with its current mileage it really needs new bushes, engine mounts, suspension etc as it’s tired. Other than that, interior still looks like it’s done 50k, and it hasn’t got a spot of rust on it (they’re VERY well rust proofed being Swedish).

[Jimmy No Hands]

I worked at a specialist - these are tanks. The earlier D5 ones are utterly magnificent. I've seen them on 300k +

[AJB88]

Jimmy No Hands said:

I worked at a specialist - these are tanks. The earlier D5 ones are utterly magnificent. I've seen them on 300k +

Any comments on the D5's in the XC90's especially the 2012+ 200ps ones.

[M.F.D]

I picked up an XC70 D5 with 135k on the clock (2005 car) recently and they are brilliant daily runners. Love the 5pot. Mine is a manual and no issues so far. My mate is Volvo daft and as already pointed out, these can do big miles with ease.

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M.F.D said:

I picked up an XC70 D5 with 135k on the clock (2005 car) recently and they are brilliant daily runners. Love the 5pot. Mine is a manual and no issues so far. My mate is Volvo daft and as already pointed out, these can do big miles with ease.

Like the look of the XC70 and as I am not doing big mileages any more I could cope the the extra fuel. What MPG are you getting?

[K321]

My dad has V70 2.4 petrol manual
I couldn’t believe the mileage when I visited him in Sweden last month -275k miles

[robertfleckney]

K321 said:

My dad has V70 2.4 petrol manual
I couldn’t believe the mileage when I visited him in Sweden last month -275k miles

Fantastic stuff. Something very satisfying about someone who looks after a car and uses it long term. Lots of sentimental value in that. My D5 is getting under my skin, and as such I’d love to keep it long term and put some serious miles on it. I imagine there will be some BIG bills ahead though, and at some point I’ll have to make a decision if I want to spend serious money on it.

[bazza1603]

confused_buyer said:

Book time is 1.2 hours but can be done in about 45 mins with experience.

Which engines would this apply to?

[Carlososos]

K321 said:

My dad has V70 2.4 petrol manual
I couldn’t believe the mileage when I visited him in Sweden last month -275k miles

Who puts cruise on at 40kph? Only kidding.

They seem to capable of mega miles without too much work although they do need some care. What condition was the car in?

[Carlososos]

bazza1603 said:

confused_buyer said:

Book time is 1.2 hours but can be done in about 45 mins with experience.

Which engines would this apply to?

All of the petrols. I think the diesels are similar although not 100%